Tag Archives: Clifford Meredith Rigsbee

Honolulu Settles LODD Suit for $5 Million

Honolulu has agreed to settle with the family of a firefighter killed during a water rescue training exercise in 2016 by paying $5.25 million. Clifford Meredith Rigsbee died on June 14, 2016 while participating in water rescue training on the southeast shore of Oahu near Diamond Head.

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Subsequent Remedial Action and LODD Investigation Reports

Today’s burning question: After a line of duty death, if a fire department takes affirmative steps to improve firefighter safety, aren't those affirmative steps inadmissible against the fire department to show what it should have been doing all along? Does that mean a LODD investigation report cannot be used against the fire department, because it was undertaken in an effort to prevent a reoccurrence?

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Family of Honolulu Firefighter Sues Over LODD

The family of a Honolulu firefighter who died last year during a water rescue training exercise, has filed suit against the City and County of Honolulu. Cliff Rigsbee was participating in water rescue training on June 14, 2016 on the southeast shore of Oahu near Diamond Head.

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